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42 U.S.C. § 17113 — Federal green building performance
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**(a) In general** Not later than October 31 of each of the 2 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted, and at such times thereafter as the Comptroller General of the United States determines to be appropriate, the Comptroller General of the United States shall, with respect to the fiscal years that have passed since the preceding report—
(1) conduct an audit of the implementation of this part, [section 6834(a)(3)(D) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6834/a/3/D&num=0&edition=prelim), and [section 17091 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17091&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) submit to the Federal Director, the Advisory Committee, the Administrator, and Congress a report describing the results of the audit.
**(b) Contents** An audit under subsection (a) shall include a review, with respect to the period covered by the report under subsection (a)(2), of—
(1) budget, life-cycle costing, and contracting issues, using best practices identified by the Comptroller General of the United States and heads of other agencies in accordance with [section 17092(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17092/d&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) the level of coordination among the Federal Director, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Energy, and relevant agencies;
(3) the performance of the Federal Director and other agencies in carrying out the implementation plan;
(4) the design stage of high-performance green building measures;
(5) high-performance building data that were collected and reported to the Office; and
(6) such other matters as the Comptroller General of the United
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**(a) In general** Not later than October 31 of each of the 2 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted, and at such times thereafter as the Comptroller General of the United States determines to be appropriate, the Comptroller General of the United States shall, with respect to the fiscal years that have passed since the preceding report—
(1) conduct an audit of the implementation of this part, [section 6834(a)(3)(D) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6834/a/3/D&num=0&edition=prelim), and [section 17091 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17091&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) submit to the Federal Director, the Advisory Committee, the Administrator, and Congress a report describing the results of the audit.
**(b) Contents** An audit under subsection (a) shall include a review, with respect to the period covered by the report under subsection (a)(2), of—
(1) budget, life-cycle costing, and contracting issues, using best practices identified by the Comptroller General of the United States and heads of other agencies in accordance with [section 17092(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17092/d&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) the level of coordination among the Federal Director, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Energy, and relevant agencies;
(3) the performance of the Federal Director and other agencies in carrying out the implementation plan;
(4) the design stage of high-performance green building measures;
(5) high-performance building data that were collected and reported to the Office; and
(6) such other matters as the Comptroller General of the United States determines to be appropriate.
**(c) Environmental Stewardship Scorecard** The Federal Director shall consult with the Advisory Committee to enhance, and assist in the implementation of, the Office of Management and Budget government efficiency reports and scorecards under [section 17144 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17144&num=0&edition=prelim) and the Environmental Stewardship Scorecard announced at the White House summit on Federal sustainable buildings in January 2006, to measure the implementation by each Federal agency of sustainable design and green building initiatives.
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No Federal agency shall enter into a contract for procurement of an alternative or synthetic fuel, including a fuel produced from nonconventional petroleum sources, for any mobility-related use, other than for research or testing, unless the contract specifies that the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and combustion of the fuel supplied under the contract must, on an ongoing basis, be less than or equal to such emissions from the equivalent conventional fuel produced from conventional petroleum sources.
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**(a) In general** To the maximum extent practicable, the Architect of the Capitol shall include energy efficiency and conservation measures, greenhouse gas emission reduction measures, and other appropriate environmental measures in the Capitol Complex Master Plan.
**(b) Report** Not later than 6 months after December 19, 2007, the Architect of the Capitol shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, a report on the energy efficiency and conservation measures, greenhouse gas emission reduction measures, and other appropriate environmental measures included in the Capitol Complex Master Plan pursuant to subsection (a).
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**(a) Director of Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shall appoint a Director of Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings to a position in the career-reserved Senior Executive service, with the principal responsibility to—
(1) establish and manage the Office of Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings; and
(2) carry out other duties as required under this part.
**(b) Qualifications** The Commercial Director shall be an individual, who by reason of professional background and experience, is specifically qualified to carry out the duties required under this part.
**(c) Duties** The Commercial Director shall, with respect to development of high-performance green buildings and zero-energy commercial buildings nationwide—
(1) coordinate the activities of the Office of Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings with the activities of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings;
(2) develop the legal predicates and agreements for, negotiate, and establish one or more public-private partnerships with the Consortium, members of the Consortium, and other capable parties meeting the qualifications of the Consortium, to further such development;
(3) represent the public and the Department in negotiating and performing in accord with such public-private partnerships;
(4) use appropriated funds in an effective manner to encourage the maximum investment of private funds to achieve such development;
(5) promote research and development of high-performance green buildings, consistent with [section 17083 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17083&num=0&editio
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**(a) In general**
(1) Not later than 2 years after October 24, 1992, the Secretary, after consulting with appropriate Federal agencies, CABO, ASHRAE, the National Association of Home Builders, the Illuminating Engineering Society, the American Institute of Architects, the National Conference of the States on Building Codes and Standards, and other appropriate persons, shall establish, by rule, Federal building energy standards that require in new Federal buildings those energy efficiency measures that are technologically feasible and economically justified. Such standards shall become effective no later than 1 year after such rule is issued.
(2) The standards established under paragraph (1) shall—
(A) contain energy saving and renewable energy specifications that meet or exceed the energy saving and renewable energy specifications of the 2004 International Energy Conservation Code (in the case of residential buildings) or ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2004 (in the case of commercial buildings);
(B) to the extent practicable, use the same format as the appropriate voluntary building energy code; and
(C) consider, in consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency and other Federal agencies, and where appropriate contain, measures with regard to radon and other indoor air pollutants.
(3)
(A) Not later than 1 year after August 8, 2005, the Secretary shall establish, by rule, revised Federal building energy efficiency performance standards that require that—
(i) if life-cycle cost-effective for new Federal buildings—
(I) the buildings be designed to achieve energy consumption levels that are at least 30 percent below the levels established in the version of the ASHRAE Standard or the International Energy Conservation Code, as appropriate, that is in
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**(a) Purpose** The purpose of this section is to encourage the research and development of innovative technologies aimed at—
(1) increasing the technological and economic competitiveness of industry and manufacturing in the United States; and
(2) achieving significant net nonwater greenhouse emissions reductions in the production processes for iron, steel, and steel mill products.
**(b) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Commercially available steelmaking** — The term “commercially available steelmaking” means the current production method of iron, steel, and steel mill products.
(2) **Critical material** — The term “critical material” has the meaning given such term in [section 1606 of title 30](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1606&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Critical mineral** — The term “critical mineral” has the meaning given such term in [section 1606 of title 30](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1606&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means—
(A) an institution of higher education;
(B) an appropriate State or Federal entity, including a federally funded research and development center of the Department;
(C) a nonprofit research institution;
(D) a private entity;
(E) any other relevant entity the Secretary determines appropriate; and
(F) a partnership or consortium of two or more entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (E).
(5) **Institution of higher education** — The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in [section 1001 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) **Low-emissions steel manufac
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 17113
(C) an evaluation of the impact of the com-
bination of cloud platforms, mobile devices,
social media, and big data on data center en-
ergy usage;
(D) an evaluation of water usage in data
centers and recommendations for reductions
in that water usage; and
(E) updated projections and recommenda-
tions for best practices through fiscal year
2025.
(f) Data center energy practitioner program
(1) In general
The Secretary, in collaboration with key
stakeholders and the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, shall maintain a
data center energy practitioner program that
provides for the certification of energy practi-
tioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage
and
efficiency
opportunities
in
federally
owned and operated data centers.
(2) Evaluations
Each Federal agency shall consider having
the data centers of the agency evaluated once
every 4 years by energy practitioners certified
pursuant to the program, whenever prac-
ticable using certified practitioners employed
by the agency.
(g) Open data initiative
(1) In general
The Secretary, in collaboration with key
stakeholders and the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, shall establish an
open data initiative relating to energy usage
at federally owned and operated data centers,
with the purpose of making the data available
and accessible in a manner that encourages
further data center innovation, optimization,
and consolidation.
(2) Consideration
In establishing the initiative under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall consider using
the online Data Center Maturity Model.
(h) International specifications and metrics
The Secretary, in collaboration with key
stakeholders, shall actively participate in ef-
f
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